More Moleskine Hacks

Everytime I pick up a new Moleskine, I’m reminded how much I freaking love these things. I got a fresh one the other day at Flax, so why not mention a few new Moleskine hacks?

Moleskine Metadata
- Use the upper right corner of a page to make a small note of what
that page is about. Could be the name of the project or whatever helps
you jog your memory when flipping through, looking for a specific item.

Work the accordion - Since I mentioned the Amazon wish list hack, I’ve started toting other stuff around in my primary notebook’s accordion folder:

Extra $20 bill for emergencies

Index cards (no need to rip out pages when you wanna share music tips or phone numbers)

CD or DVD (Pros only.) This is a very tight fit, but a handy way to protect a disc you don’t want shaking loose in your bag.

Spine Icons
- I know some of you, like me, are multiple-Moleskine nerds. It’s sad,
but this is how God’s made us. So, this means you might have a lined
notebook, a sketch book, a music notebook, or even a storyboard
notebook—all of the same size and outward appearance. Using a silver Sharpie or the like, make a small icon or letter at the same place on each spine to remind you which is which.

New Datebooks - Although I primarily live by an electronic calendar, I couldn’t resist picking up the new Moleskine Diary for 2005. If you need a sexy, low-key diary and love the Moleskine feel, give it a spin

Dream Journal - I keep a Mini-Moleskine
on the night stand for jotting down dreams in the morning. Also handy
if you’re dozing off to sleep and remember something you need to do
tomorrow.

Moleskine Smoking Journal - I’ve recently resumed the terrible habit of smoking cigars. I’ve used a Moleskine Heavy Sketchbook
to paste in the labels and make notes on each smoke. You could do the
same with your own guilty pleasure, whether it’s wine, candy from East
Asia, or—I don’t know—labels from beef brisket, I suppose.

The Plume - Although I still swear by my Fisher Space Pen when I’m on the road, I’ve become a recent convert to the Pilot G2 gel pen.
It feels great on a Moleskine’s silky pages. Nice sharp line that’s
more even than the Space Pen’s, I must admit. Sits well in your hand,
too.

If you like the Fisher Bullet Pens, you can clip one to the top of a pocket notebook using the bookmark and elastic as pen loops. The bullet pen is almost exactly as long as the pocket notebook is wide.

To provide protection from liquids, a pocket Moleskine with Bullet Pen attached will fit perfectly into a 4.5x7 Aloksak, which is like an extra heavy-duty ziplock bag, see http://www.watchfuleyedesigns.com. There are some photos of a Moleskine, Bullet Pen, and Aloksak kit at http://geocities.com/wanderlyte/journals/moleskine_kit.html.

The pocket notebook also fits well into the 6x6.75 Aloksak, with room for a couple of normal sized writing or drawing tools, such as a Pilot G2 and a Pentel PH158 8-color pencil.

The 8-color pencil is a very compact and nifty tool for adding color to your Moleskine, either for drawings or as a highlighter. Perhaps you could color-code the metadata.

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